Students at The National Film and Television School recently filmed an advert using a
monkey... and our Carnation background paper .

The project is part of Cinematography curriculum at the National Film and
Television School in Beaconsfield and it is a 30 seconds commercial shot on Kodak 16 mm film,
part of the Kodak Student Commercial Competition.

"The brand we are making
the spot for is called Instatwist and the main cast is a monkey. The
commercial will run in a competition later in April 2016. Tutors of the
school include The Head of department is BAFTA and BIFA-winning and
EMMY-nominated cinematographer Brian Tufano BSC, whose credits include
Trainspotting and Billy Elliott. Other tutors who often teach at the school
include award-winning commercials cinematographer Stuart Harris, Barry
Ackroyd (Riff Raff, My Name is Joe), Sean Bobbitt (Hunger, Shame), Nina
Kellgren (Young Soul Rebels, Looking for Langston) and Academy Award winner
Billy Williams (Gandhi)."

The
cinematographer on the project was Simona Susnea
working with director James Gardner "Thanks so much again for your
help, it is appreciated by both me and the director, James Gardner. I will
send you a cut when it is ready" Simona said.

More information on the cinematography course with the National Film and Television School from their website here NFTS.

It is the only
specialist Cinematography course in the UK and has three stages, bluescreen
and greenscreen facilities for live action and animated films, Students
use 16mm, Super 16mm and 35mm film, digital video and HD cameras. Unlike
other schools all production costs are met by the school.

We are looking forward to
seeing the final ad in the Spring, watch this space!

If you use our backgrounds for something interesting, do get in touch with
your story and images.

The extensive range of colours offered by Creativity Backgrounds offers me a dynamic palette with which to work with. I use the vibrant and powerful tones to provide an edge when creating commercial portraiture and also as a great tool when teaching lighting technique.
From individuals to groups of friends and even family sessions, adding that magical colour into the background can be a great reflection on the subjects own personalities.